Kessel, Leafs down Canucks

Toronto, ON (SportsNetwork.com) - Phil Kessel scored the game-winner in the
third period as the Toronto Maple Leafs took a 3-1 win over the Vancouver
Canucks heading into the Olympic break.

Mason Raymond and James van Riemsdyk also scored for the Maple Leafs, who won
five of six going into the break. Jonathan Bernier stopped 32 shots in the
win.

Toronto snapped a long skid against Vancouver, having dropped 11 straight and
winning for the first time since a 2-1 victory in Toronto on Nov. 24, 2003.

Ryan Kesler had the only goal of the game for the Canucks, who will welcome
the break as the team has dropped seven straight for the first time since
losing eight in a row from Jan. 9-31, 2009.

Also, all of Vancouver's losses have come in regulation, as the team has
dropped seven straight in regular time for the first time since going 0-7 from
Dec. 26-Jan. 6 during the 1998-99 season.

Roberto Luongo stopped 21-of-24 shots in the loss.

Trailing by a goal, Raymond tied the game at 7:23 when he skated behind the
net and came out the right side before firing a turnaround shot from the
circle for his 16th of the year.

Just past the midway mark, Toronto was skating 6-on-5 thanks to a delayed call
on Vancouver and Kessel took advantage, snapping in a wrister off the post
from the high slot for his 31st goal.

Another delayed call to Vancouver saw Toronto take a 3-1 lead two minutes
later as a bad shot saw the puck bounced off the back board and come to the
left side where van Riemsdyk threw it out front where bounced off Alexander
Edler and went in.

Vancouver's only goal of the game came with 22 seconds left in the first
period as Kesler fired a shot on net from the left circle that deflected off
two Leafs and went in.

Game Notes

Toronto plays in New York against the Islanders when it resumes play on Feb.
27 ... Toronto went 0-for-3 on the power play while Vancouver was 0-for-2 ...
Tyler Bozak had two assists for Toronto.